Model Context Protocol (MCP) Servers & Clients: Deploying Your Own and Interacting via Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Windsurf
Introduction
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is quietly revolutionizing how artificial intelligence (AI) tools interact with the world outside their sandboxes. If you’ve ever wondered how modern AI-powered assistants, coding agents, or research tools can suddenly fetch real-time data, edit files for you, or automate tasks—all in a